Unit2課件現(xiàn)代大學英語1

Lesson4TheBoy

and

theBankOfficer

PhilipRossWarm-up:

BankVocabulary(1/2)A.T.M.(automatictellermachineamountinfigures

amountinwords

annualinterestrate

applyfor/grantaloan

Bank/pass/accountbookbillblankcheck/chequebyinstallmentcash

change

check/chequeaccount

chquebook/checkbook

clerkcoin

collateral

commercial/merchantbank

自動取款機

小寫金額

大寫金額

年利率

申請/批準貸款

存折

鈔票

空白支票

分期付款

現(xiàn)金

找零

支票帳戶

支票簿

柜臺職員

硬幣

擔保物

商業(yè)銀行

countercreditcardcurrentaccountdailyinterestaccountdebtdenomination/facevaluedepositaccountdimedraw/withdrawearninterest

exchangerate

expenseaccountextensionfillout/inaformfullrefund

moneyinfives/tens

jointaccount柜臺信用卡活期存款帳戶按天計息帳戶債務

面額

定期存款帳戶

(美加)十分硬幣提款

賺取利息

匯率公款支付帳戶延期填寫全額償還

五元/十元面額聯(lián)名帳戶

Howmanyofthefollowingbank-relatedwordsdoyourecognize?Warm-up:

BankVocabulary(2/2)loan

moneyordermonthlysavingsaccountmortgagemutualfundnickelopenanaccountordercheck/chequeounceoverdraw/overdraft

password/code

payslip/enveloppayday貸款匯票按月計息帳戶抵押基金

(美加)五分硬幣

開戶

記名支票盎司1/16磅

透支

密碼薪水單發(fā)薪日penny

quarterrebaterubbercheck/chequesavingsaccountservicechargesignaturecardstatementtellerbalanceofaccounttraveler’scheck/chequeWorldBankIMF分幣(美加)25分回扣空頭支票儲蓄存款帳戶

服務費/手續(xù)費

簽名卡對帳單出納

帳戶余額旅行支票世界銀行國際貨幣基金組織

ChaseBankCitiBankHongKongShanghaiBankingCorporationFederalReserveBank大通銀行

花旗銀行

匯豐銀行

(美國)聯(lián)邦儲備銀行Warm-up:

MyExperiencewithbanksIngroupsoffour(justpeoplearoundyou),taketurnstosharestoriesofyourownexperiencewithbanks.Trytothinkofanunusualexperiencetoreporttoyourgroup.CheckonPreviewWhydidtheauthorthinkabouthisfriendwhenhewalkedintothebank?Whatwastheauthor’sviewofbanks?Whattroubledidtheboyhavewithdrawingmoneyfromhisownaccount?Howdidhearguewiththeofficer?Howdidtheauthorinterfereonbehalfoftheboy?Whatwasthetruestory?FurtherdiscussionHowdoyouunderstandtheauthor’sfriend’sattitudetowardbanks?Whatcanbanksdoforus?Andwhataboutchurches?Arethereanydifferencesandsimilaritiesbetweenbanksandchurches?Whatdoyouthinkoftheendingofthestory?Whateffectmayitbringtothestory?TextAnalysisPlotSettingProtagonists:LanguagestyleTextstructure:Theme(s):TextAnalysis(1/3)Plot:

aman’sinterferenceinaboy’sfrustratedattempttowithdrawmoneyformabank.Setting:

inabankoftheWestSideofNewYorkatnoononeday.Protagonists:

aboy,abankofficer,and“I”.Languagestyle:

informal,colloquial,shortsentences,simplewords,exaggeratedlanguage,useofslang(shakesb.down),lotsofdialogues.Textstructure:

nextpage.Theme(s):

forlater.TextAnalysis(2/3)Part1paragraph(s)

Part2paragraph(s)

Part3paragraph(s)

Theauthor’spreconceptionaboutbanks.Thefailureoftheboy’sattempttowithdrawmoneyfromthebankandtheauthor’sfruitlessinterference.Thebankofficer’sclarificationofthesituation.1:

2~23:24~32:TextStructureWritingTechniques

Hyperbole

Afigureofspeechinwhichconsciousexaggerationisusedwithouttheintentofliteralpersuasion.Itmaybeusedtoheighteneffect,ortoproducecomiceffect.

A利用數(shù)詞B利用極端概念C利用形容詞和副詞D利用形容詞和副詞的最高級E利用介詞短語F利用名詞WritingTechniquesHyperbole:moreexamples燕山雪花大如席

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李白《北風行》小小大同縣，三爿豆腐店，城里打屁股，城外聽得見。

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徐孝魚《盜墓者的足跡》

WritingTechniquesHyperbole:moreexamples1)Hiseyesfellonthepage,buthismindwasamillionmilesaway.2)Iamthirstytodeathforthebook.3)Shakespeareisuniversallywellknown.Theme(s)Pride&PrejudiceTextAnalysis(3/3)Theme(s)TraditionallyintheWest,somepeople,especiallypoorpeople,andpeoplewhosympathizewiththemhaveregardedbanksasevilenemiesofthepoor.Suchsuspicionsandmisgivingsobviouslystilllingeron.Thisarticleseemstoprovethatsuchprejudicesofpeopleliketheauthoragainstbanksareungrounded.

Orsimplythatpeopleholdprejudicesandtendtoembarrassesthemselveswhentheyjumptoconclusionstooreadily.

AssignmentSupposethestorydoesendhere.Theauthorwasjustgettingoutofthebankafterapologizingtothebankofficerwhentheboytookhisparenthere.Theboyintroduceseverybodytoeachother.Whatwouldhappennow?Ingroups,designamini-playtoendthestory.Threegroupswillbeaskedtoperformyourgroup’sversionofendinginfrontoftheclass.

Theonlydifferenceisthatabank’sgoodshappentobemoney,whichisyoursinthefirstplace.

(P1L2)

happentodo/be:todo/besth.bychance翻譯：Themanthatknockedyououtjustnowactually“happenstobe”thehusbandofthewomanyouwereflirtingwith.剛才把你打暈的人實際上“碰巧”就是跟你調(diào)情的那個女人的丈夫。翻譯：當時我碰巧就在附近釣魚，所以親眼看到了那人如何跳入水中去救人但卻最終成為被救的人的過程。Ihappenedtobefishingnearbyandsosawhowthemanjumpedintothewatertosavetheotheroneandhowheturnedouttobetheonethathadtobesaved.Part1:Words&Expressions

Theonlydifferenceisthatabank’sgoodshappentobemoney,whichisyoursinthefirstplace.

(P1L2)

inthefirstplace:usedtointroduceaseriesofpointsinanargumentortotalkaboutwhatshouldhavebeendone翻譯：一開始（/當初）你本來就不應該跟他撒謊。Youshouldn’thaveliedtohiminthefirstplace.翻譯：WhyamIlate?Inthefirstplaceit’ssimplyacrimenottooversleepinsuchweather.Inthesecondplace…我為什么遲到了？首先，這種天氣不睡過頭簡直是犯罪。第二……Part1:Words&Expressions

PartI(para.1)Theunfavorableopinionofthenarrator’sfriendonbanks(actuallythatofthenarrator’s):Theyactlikechurches.Part1:DifficultsentencesIfbankswererequiredtosellwalletsandmoneybelts,theymightactlesslikechurches.

(P1L3)likechurches:Theword“church”hascertainassociations.PeopleusuallythinkofachurchasthespokesmanofGod,asapowerfulorganizationthatcontrolsyourlifeandcaninterfereinyourlife.Tobelikechurchesmeanstoactauthoritatively.

Paraphrasing:

Eventhoughbankssellfinancialserviceinsteadofcommongoods,theyarestillbusinessorganizationsinsteadofchurches.Thusitisridiculousforthemtoactlikechurchesbyactingauthoritativelyandinterferinginotherpeople’slivesinsteadoffocusingontheirfunctionandpositionasabusinessorganizations.PartTwo(paras.2-23)Thefailureoftheboy’sattempttowithdrawmoneyfromthebankandtheauthor’sfruitlessinterference.Thenarrator’simpressionofthebankofficerandtheboy.(Paras.2-4)1.Thebankofficerlookedlikeamaninpowerthere.2.Theboydidn’tlooklikeacustomerinaWestSidebank.PartIIWordsandExpressions…openacheckingaccount.checking/currentaccount支票（活期）賬戶savings/fixed/depositaccount儲蓄（定期）賬戶open/close/settle/keepanaccount開/注銷/結(jié)/記賬（戶）Othermeanings:Giveabriefaccountof…Onaccountof…Takeaccountof…/takesth.IntoaccountAccountfor…Count/discount/counter/accountantPart2:WordsandexpressionsItwaslunchtimeandtheonlyofficerondutywasafortyishblackmanwithshort,pressedhair,apencilmustache,andaneatlypressedbrownsuit.

(P3L1)pressedhair:

straightenedoruncurledhairapencilmustache:

athinmustachelikealinedrawnwithapencilapressedsuit:

asuitwithoutcreasesafterironingpencilMustachebeard&mustachegoatee&mustachesideburnsStudy“fortyish”onthenextpagefortyish:atabouttheageoffortythesuffix“-ish”:Somewhat,nearto,approximately:reddish,yellowish,grayish,darkish,fortyish;Inthemannerof,like:foolish,childish,girlish,boyish,womanish,snobbish;Ofacountry:Irish,Polish,Finnish,Spanish.翻譯：Theirgirlishgigglesmakehimquiteself-conscious.那些女孩咯咯咯的笑聲讓他很不自在。翻譯：那些桃花看起來似粉非粉，漂亮極了。Thosepeachflowerslookbeautifullypinkish.Part2:WordsandexpressionsEverythingabouthimsuggestedacarefullydressedauthority.(P3L2)Part2:Words&Expressionsn.

thepoweryouhavebecauseofyourofficialpositionorbecausepeoplerespectyourknowledgeandexperienceExamples:1)Noneofusquestionedmyfather’sauthority.2)Williamspokeinthevoiceofauthority.n.(theauthorities)organizationsthatareinchargeofaparticularcountryorareaExample:

BritishpoliceareincooperationwiththeMalaysianauthorities.

Everythingabouthimsuggestedacarefullydressedauthority.(P3L2)Everythingabouthim—hisclothes,manner,etc.indicated/givespeopletheimpressionthathewascarefullydressedtoexhibitanairofdecisiveimportanceandpower.Part2:DifficultSentencesParas.5-9:Thenarrator’sinterestintheboyandhisargumentwiththebankofficer.Theboycontinuedtoholdmyattentionbecauseofwhathappenednext.

(p5)Part2:Words&ExpressionsPay/giveattentionDraw/catch/attract/get/haveattentionIopenedtheaccountmyself,sowhycan’tIwithdrawanymoney?(P6L3)v.

a.totakemoneyoutofabankaccountb.toremovesth.ortakeitawayortakeitback,oftenbecauseofanofficialdecisionc.nottotakepartind.toleaveaplace,especiallyinordertobealoneorgosomewherequiete.tobecomequieter,lessfriendly,andmoreconcernedaboutyourownthoughtsExample:Lizwithdrew$100fromheraccount.Shewithdrewadocumentfromherbriefcase.InjuryforcedClaretowithdrawfromevent.Wewithdrewtothegardenforaprivateconversation.Thelittlegirlseemedtowithdrawintoaprivateworld.

withdrawal

n.

Part2:Words&Expressions“Butthatdoesn’tseemfair,”theboysaid,hisvoicebreaking.(P8L1)hisvoicebreaking:hisvoicebecomesunnaturalbecauseofnervousness,excitement,oranger.theabsoluteconstruction:(with)logicalsubject+presentparticiple/pastparticiple(indicatingpassivity)/infinitive(indicatingfuturityoraim)/prepositionalphrase(indicatingastate)/adj.(indicatingastate),usedasadverbials翻譯：Therebeingnotaxisatsuchanhourofthenight,wehadtowalkhome.這么晚了，沒有出租車了，所以我們不得不走著回家。翻譯：工作做完了之后，David坐下來喝了一杯茶Theworkdone,Davidtookaseatandenjoyedacupoftea.翻譯：狗在后面瘋了似的追，貓只好瘋了似的跑。Thedogchasingherlikeamaddog，thecathadtorunlikeacrazycat.翻譯：他滿眼淚水的跟她吻別。Hekissedhergoodbyewithtearsinhiseyes/withhiseyesfulloftears.Part2:GrammarPointsNowifyou’llexcuseme.Thisexpressionisusedwhenonewantstogobacktoone’swork,ortoattendtoothercustomers,orjusttoendtheconversation.Paras.10-23:theboy’sattempttohelptheboy.1.Thenarratorarguedwiththebankofficerfortheboy.2.Thebankofficerwouldn’tlisten.3.Theboyleft.Ididn’tthinktwice.(P11L1)v.

tothinkverycarefullybeforedecidingtodosth.,becauseyouknowaboutthedangersorproblemsExample:

Iwillthinktwicebeforetakingoutsuchalargeloanagain.Thinktwicebeforeyouleap.Part2:Words&Expressions“Itmayseemridiculoustoyou,”herepliedinavoicerisingslightlyinirritation…(P14L1)avoicerisingslightly:nonfiniteverbs(presentingparticiples/pastparticiples(indicatingpassivity)/infinitives(indicatingfuturityoraim))usedasmodifiers翻譯：站在馬路邊吃烤紅薯吃得津津有味的那個老外是我們的口語老師。TheforeignerstandingonthesidewalknibblingatandrelishingabakedsweetpotatoisouroralEnglishteacher.翻譯：被他吃掉的那個烤紅薯看起來決不會低于一斤。Thesweetpotatofinishedupbyhimlooksinnowaylessthanhalfakiloinweight.翻譯：看他吃那么香，快下班的交通協(xié)管員也買了一個。Temptedbythewayherelishedthesweetpotato,theassistanttrafficregulatorsoontobeoffdutyalsotookone.

Study“inirritation”onthenextpage.Part2:DifficultSentencesinirritation:

inanannoyedmanner.“in+feeling”phrase:

inthestateofHuggingthesonbackfromthewarafterfiveyears,themothercriedinhappiness.Theyoungpeoplescreamedandjumpedinjoy.Hestoodinfrontofhisfather’sgraveinsorrow.Facedwithsuchatotallyunexpectedresult,hefrozethereinastonishment.“Howdoyouknowmayname?”sheaskedinsurprise.Paraphrasing：…h(huán)erepliedinaloudervoicewhichshowedthatthemanwasalittleannoyedandimpatient…Ihadmyopening.

(P16L1)Paraphrasing:

Ifoundagoodchancetodoorsaysomething.Also:Ihadmywindow.1美元券的正面頭像為美國第一任總統(tǒng)華盛頓,背面圖景為正中大寫"ONE"；2美元券正面為杰斐遜,背面為1776年宣告獨立圖；5美元券正面為林肯,背面為林肯紀念堂；10美元券正面為美國第一任財政部長漢密爾頓,背面為美國財政部；20美元券正面為第七任總統(tǒng)杰克遜,背面為白宮；50美元券正面為格蘭特,背面為美國國會；100美元券正面為富蘭克林,背面為美國獨立堂。Part2:DifficultSentencesImovedinforthekill.

(P19L1)IthoughtnowIhadastrongargumenttosilenceandembarrassthebankofficerbyconvincinghimthathewaswrongandbeingunfairtotheboy.SoIusedtheargument.Theauthorwasusingthisexaggeratedexpressionforahumorouseffect.Definitelyhedidn’tliterallymeantokillthebankofficer.Suchexaggerationinspeechandwritingtoachieveadramatichumorouseffectisarhetoricdevicecalled

hyperbole(afigureofspeechinwhichconsciousexaggerationisusedwithouttheintentofliteralpersuasion.Itmaybeusedtoheighteneffect,ortoproducecomiceffect).Exerciseonhyperboleonthenextpage.Izeroedinontheofficer.(Literally:Iaimedagunattheofficer.)Hiseyeslingeredonthepage,buthismindiswonderingamillionmilesaway.Iwillneverseparatefromyouuntilthesea’sgonedryandtherocksmeltwiththesun.BillGatesroundedupawealthbeyondcalculation.Thesmellofhisfeetiskillingme.飛流直下三千尺，疑是銀河落九天。Part2:DifficultSentencesA利用數(shù)詞B利用極端概念C利用形容詞和副詞D利用形容詞和副詞的最高級E利用介詞短語F利用名詞Rewritethefollowingsentencebyusinghyperbole:Thanksalot.I’mveryhungry. Heisveryeloquent.Wisdomismoreimportantthanbooks.Theylaughedheartily.Thanksamillion.I’mstarving./I’msohungrythatIcaneatahorse.Hiseloquencewouldsplitrocks.Anounceofwisdomisworthamilliontonsofbooks.Theyalmostdiedlaughing./Theyroaredintolaughteruptotheroof.Izeroedinontheofficer.

(P20L1)v.a.

toaimguns,etc.atorfindtherangeof(aparticulartarget)b.tofixattentiononsb./sth.;focusonsb./sth.Example:1)Artillery(火炮)andmortars(迫擊炮)

werezeroedinonallavenuesofapproach.2)Weshouldzeroinonthekeyissuesfordiscussion.Part2:Words&ExpressionsIturnedtotheboywithashrug.(P22L1)shrug:n.orv.,(thebodymovement)toraisetheshoulders,especiallyasagestureofdoubt,distain,orindifference.Culturalnote:

Bodylanguageasameansofnon-verbalcommunicationisasimportantastheverballanguage.TounderstandthemeaningofcertaincommonlyusedgesturesandbodymovementsoftheEnglish-speakingworldisquitenecessarytoEnglishlearners.Onthenextfewpagesaresomeexamplesforyoutostudy.Part2:WordsandexpressionsBodyLanguage

“Idon’tknow”.good-bye.good,acceptable,orokay.BodyLanguage“stop”.goodluck.victory.BodyLanguage“comehere”.youwanttointerrupttosaysomething.BodyLanguage“it’snotgood”orfailure.

“giveittome”.

I’mveryangry.

CanIhaveafreeride?“Youarereallygettingcheated,”Isaid.(P22L1)“Togetcheated”isanotherwayofsaying“tobecheated”withemphasisontheactionratherthanthestate.Theuseof“get”conveythesensethatthedoerhasanactivepartintheaction.ItiscommonininformalEnglish.Noticethatthesentenceisinthepresentcontinuouspassive.Moreexamples:JoegotarrestedfordrunkendrivinglastSaturdayevening.Thepoorboysnevergotinvitedanywhere.Pleasegivemefiveminutes:Imustgetchanged.Smokingsoheavily,youaregettingyourselfkilled.Part2:GrammarPoints

PartIII(paras.24-32):Thenarratorrealizedwhythebankofficerrejectedtheboy’srequesttowithdrawmoney.1.Thebankofficercriticizedthenarratorforinterference.2.Thebankofficerexplainedwhyhehadn’tallowedtheboytowithdrawmoney.…youreallyshouldn’thaveinterfered.

(P24L1)v.

todeliberatelygetinvolvedinasituationthatdoesnotconcernyouandinawaythatannoyspeopleExample:Iwishyoustopinterfering–you’vecausedenoughproblemsalready.theinterferingoldbusybody愛管閑事的老家伙interferewith:topreventsth.fromsucceedingorfromhappeninginthewaythatwasplannedExample:Anxietycaninterferewithchildren’sperformanceatschool.Part3:Words&ExpressionsCompareintervene:v.

todosth.tostopaquarrel,orawar,ortodealwithaproblem,especiallyonethatyouarenotdirectlyinvolvedinExample:1)Thepolicedon’tusuallyliketointerveneindisputesbetweenhusbandandwife.2)TheFederalReserveBankhadtointervenetoprotectthevalueofthedollar.…youreallyshouldn’thaveinterfered.(P24L1)Should(not)/ought(not)tohavedone:

expressionofcriticism,indicatingsomeunwantedbadresultshavebeencausedorsomethingwas(not)done.（本（不）該…）翻譯：Youshouldn’thavemarriedhim.Lookathowmiserableyouarenow.翻譯：你昨晚本不應該開夜車的，否則現(xiàn)在上課的時候不會這么困。Youshouldn’thavestayeduplastnight,oryouwouldn’tbesosleepyinclassnow.翻譯：他本應該去醫(yī)院看他父親的，可是卻由于種種原因沒有去。Heshouldhavevisitedhisfatherinhospital,butforthisreasonorthat,hedidn’tgo.Pleasemakeasentenceofyourown.Part3:GrammarpointsWell,itdamnwellseemedtomethatheneededsomeonetorepresenthisinterests.

(P25L1)adj.(onlybeforenoun)spokenusedto